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By Sam Franklin on September 14, 2018 Leave a Comment

DIY Faux Cement Ball Vases: Easy Upcycle Idea

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Create faux cement textured vases for your fall decor by upcycling old sphere light fittings. Using cheap discount store wall filler and gray textured paint you can easily create these trendy vases for your home.

DIY Faux Cement Ball Vases: Easy upcycle project using old glass sphere light fittings, wall filler and concrete look texture paint

Faux Cement Vases the Easy Way

Hi there, Kenarry readers! It’s Sam from A Happy Home In Holland and I am back this month with a fun upcycle project that is perfect for fall!

So tell me, have you seen these white glass ball light fittings lying around in thrift stores?

I have seen other people upcycling these light fittings and using them together with solar lighting fixtures to create trendy orb lighting features for their gardens.

Whilst I think these look pretty cool, I wanted to do something a bit different.

I managed to find 3 glass orbs in 3 different sizes which I knew would be perfect for what I had in mind.

At the moment here in The Netherlands, it’s very popular to use natural elements teamed up with concrete or cement look accessories.

So I thought I’d create something similar that I could incorporate into my home decor during the fall period.

These are so unbelievably simple to make and this project isn’t half as messy as you would think.

Faux Cement Ball Vases

I made these earthy vases to hold my plants. They can display all kind of greenery – like flowers or ferns. Here are the supplies you’ll need and the instructions.

Supplies

  • Glass orb light fittings
  • All purpose wall filler
  • Putty knife or another item to apply filler
  • Newspaper or drop cloth
  • Gray structure paint (this is what I used but different colored paints would also look great here – think chalk paint, metallics or high gloss. You could search Amazon for “paint with sand texture” or something like this Krylon K18202 Coarse Stone Texture Finish Spray would work well.)
Upcycle project idea for old glass sphere light fittings.

Instructions:

1. Lay your newspaper out to protect the table surface.

2. Wipe dust and grime off the orbs.

Applying The Filler

3. Hold your orb by putting your hand in the opening (this is the easiest way to hold it to avoid getting in a mess).

Start applying your wall filler with the wallpaper scraper (or other items) and play around with different motions to create different textures.

I applied mine then used rhythmic downward strokes to create an uneven spiky texture.  You could also dab it with sponges, smooth it with your hands or use brushes to stipple the surface – have fun with this and play around to find an effect that you like.

Pimp your old ball light fittings with wall filler and use as vases and decorative orbs

You may want to add extra filler on the bottom of the ball and create a bit of a flat bottom here to help them stand when they are dry (I didn’t but wish I had in hindsight – I have stabilized mine using a bit of blu tack).

4. Carefully place the orb upside down (with the opening facing downwards) and leave to dry over night.

*tip – don’t put filler on the very top of the ball otherwise it will stick to the newspaper (you can cover this with paint later).

Create textured spheres using old ball light fittings - these look fab when painted and used to decorate the home.

Painting The Vases

5. Once the wall filler has completely dried, paint your orbs with your choice of paint and allow to dry.

You will need to do this in two sessions so you can turn it over and finish painting the top bit.

I used a textured cement look structure paint which is pretty much a sort of gray chalk paint with a bit of sand in it to give it extra texture.

How to create cement look vases in a few easy steps.

Dressing The Vases Up

6. Next, I tied a piece of thin rope around the neck of the vase to dress it up.

How to create cement look vases from old ball lights in a few easy steps.

Creating A Fall Display

7. The last and final step is another fun bit!  Now you can get really creative and decide what you want to display in your vases.

My plan was actually to fill them with hydrangea flower heads but unfortunately, mine have just finished blooming.

I didn’t want to have to buy anything extra for this project so I decided to go out and about and have a look around.

It’s surprising what you can find if you go looking!

I managed to find these funky seed pods from a wingnut tree and some pretty pinky purple colored heather which I thought would be perfect to fill my faux cement vases.

Easy DIY Concrete Look Ball Vases

More DIY Projects

Here are a few more of my easy DIY projects that you may like

DIY tray makeover - easy tutorial showing you how to upcycle old wooden trays in to modern home decor accents using just a little paint, some mod podge and free printable

Mod Podge Wooden Tray Makeover

DIY succulents wreath tutorial

How To Make A Living Succulents Wreath

What’s Next?

While you’re here, be sure to check out DIY projects on Ideas for the Home by Kenarry® –

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  • Painted Wood Crate Storage Idea
  • DIY Painted Glass Vases for Fall

Originally published September 2017. Updated September 2018.

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About Sam Franklin

Sam is a British Expat who currently lives in the Netherlands with her Dutch husband and 2 beautiful daughters. Family is very important to her and she values all the little things in life which bring happiness. She adores good design, being creative, learning new skills and most importantly loves rolling her sleeves up and getting stuck-in with her latest DIY/craft project. Sam is also the creator and dedicated author behind A Happy Home In Holland which is a creative family lifestyle blog. Her passions are reflected in the blog where you can expect to find lots of home décor inspiration, beautiful DIY/craft projects and tutorials, family friendly recipes and fun activities/ideas for the kids.

Sam shared her great ideas on Ideas for the Home by Kenarry® from October 2016 - October 2018. Follow Sam on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.

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